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Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Digital Download
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around the shores of Walden Pond.
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The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx
Available on: Digital Download
Undoubtedly one of the most influential writings of all time, the Communist Manifesto divided the globe for almost a century.
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The Story of American Freedom: 1776-2005
by Eric Foner
Available on: Online Video
Although the idea of freedom is nearly ubiquitous in American public discourse -- and perhaps no more so than today – it has been subject to a remarkable degree of flux over the course of the nation’s history.
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The Role of Government in our Society
by Milton Friedman
Available on: Digital Download | Online Audio
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
Available on: Digital Download
Written in 1513 to the Medici family, Machiavelli's work is known primarily for its ruthless advice and shocking lack of morality.
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The Philosophy of Conflict Resolution
by John Hume
Available on: Online Video
Mr. Hume is a member of the British and European Parliaments, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for "... efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland."
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Friedrich Hayek: Mises Institute Lectures
by Friedrich A. Hayek
Available on: Digital Download | Online Video
Friedrich August von Hayek born in 1899 in Vienna) was an economist and social scientist of the Austrian School...
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The natural moral law that is written on our hearts
by Chris Lind
Available on: Digital Download
All human beings have an innate sense of right and wrong, an innate sense of the way they ought to behave. This sense is called the natural, moral law. It is God’s law of right vs. wrong within us.
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The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx
Available on: Digital Download
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote their Manifesto in December 1847, as a guide to the fundamental principles and practices of Communists.
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Ludwig Mises: Mises Institute Lectures
by Ludwig von Mises
Available on: Digital Download
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (1881 - 1973), was a notable economist and social philosopher.
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World Community 8
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Podcast #8 searches for values that are truly universal and appropriate for the world community, requiring that we transcend national boundaries and go beyond our time, culture, and specific values.
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World Community 7
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Kant proposed the cosmopolitan idea as a way of eluding the threat of perpetual war among states. I consider the possibility of a postmodern era in which that cosmopolitan idea replaces nationalism.
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World Community 11
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
The U. S. should take the lead in developing a form of society that can serve as a model for the world. I propose mandatory national service that would include military and nonmilitary options.
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World Community 10
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
The cosmopolitan idea guides thinking about a world community. Issues that would benefit from applying the cosmopolitan idea: global warming, crossing national borders, and nuclear proliferation.
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World Community 6
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Nationalism, spawned by modernism, presents a formidable dilemma. Now we must ask: Does Kant provide the political foundation on which a world community might be conceived in the postmodern era?
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World Community 9
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Rather than building empires to dominate the world community, individual people and governmental representatives should use the cosmopolitan idea formulated by Kant as a universal guide for decisions.
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World Community 5
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
This podcast treats the ethical philosophy that grew out of the Enlightenment (with a focus on Kant’s ethics). It part of the search for the foundations on which a world community might be based.
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The Lesser Evil
by Michael Ignatieff
Available on: Digital Download
Michael Ignatieff is an articulate advocate of the use of American military power to shape the world according to American values and interests.
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Walter Block: Mises Institute Lectures
by Walter Block
Available on: Digital Download | Online Video
Walter Block (born 1941) is a leading Austrian School economist in the USA.
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The Conservative Movement
by Steven Hayward
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
A 3-day conference hosted by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School.
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World Community 4
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
The United States has created an empire that seeks to dominate the world, how long will it last? Chalmers Johnson and Niall Ferguson think it is already in decline. This podcast will explore why.
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World Community 2
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Building on the transformation from theism to humanism during the Renaissance, modernism spawned the nation state. If the state is not based on a covenant with God, where are its roots to be found?
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Should America Have a Liberal or Conservative Future?
by Harvey C. Mansfield
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
From ISI's Cicero's Podium: A Great Issues Debate Series.
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The Left Hand of God
by Michael Lerner
Available on: Digital Download | Online Audio | Online Video
Internationally renowned theologian Rabbi Michael Lerner examines the new roles that religion and faith play in American political life in his new book The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right.
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The Declaration of Independence
by Thomas Jefferson
Available on: Digital Download
The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so.
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